Unit 13 The Mystery of the Moonstone [學案]
i. key wordsreception, considerate, splendid, astonish, coincidence, tension, elegant, bachelor, prescription, drawer, theft, religious, stubborn, enquiry, assistance, vital, guilty, stain, banquet, convince, assume, cancel, meanwhile, remark, innocent, commit, straightforward, roundabout
ii. key phrases
1. be set in
2. an act of revenge
3.be seen as
4. be considerate towards /to /of sb.
5. write sb a prescription for …
6. take …as revenge for …
7. be stubborn in/about sth.
8. to the degree
9. have heavy debts
10.be mistaken about sb.
11. keep sb. out of …
12. a loss of memory
13 .be delighted to do
14. be desperate for sth.
15. have no choice but to do
16.be embarrassed to do
17.commit a crime
18.do justice
19.pay a high price for …
20.as for
21.fasten …to…
iii. word study
1.considerate adj. 考慮周到的, 體諒的,體貼的 consider v. consideration n.
considerable adj. 相當多 (或大\重要) 的
considering prep.& conj. 考慮到,就…而言
be considerate toward/of /to sb.
it is /was considerate of sb to do
①he is always polite and considerate towards his employees.
②it was considerate of you not to play the piano while i was having a sleep.
③he bought his car at a considerable expense
④she is very active , considering her age.
⑤when marking dan’s exam papers, the teacher took his long illness into consideration.
⑥the award is considered a great honor.
2.convince v. 使信服,使堅信,使確信;說服 convinced adj. convincing adj.
convince sb/oneself of sth.
sb.that clause…
convince sb. to do = persuade sb to do
①他使我相信他是無辜的.
he convinced me of his innocence.
②什么說服你為他們投票?
what convinced you to vote for them?
3.assume v.假定,假設,認為; 承擔(責任),就職;呈現;假裝
assume responsibility/office/a smile/an air of concern
①普遍認為,緊張是工作過中所致.
it is generally assumed that stress is caused by too much work.
②在未聽到對他不利的證據之前,我們假定他是無罪的.
we assume him to be innocent before hearing the evidence against it.
4. commit vt.(committed) 承諾(通常用于被動語態); 犯(罪或錯)
commitment n.承諾=promise
make a commitment to sb. to do
commit sb./oneself to sth./doing
commit a murder/a robbery / a mistake/ suicide
總統承諾要改革醫療保健。
he who commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it.
iv. phrases
1.to the degree to a certain degree to a considerable degree to what degree
①chinese fans love yao ming to the degree that they will try to watch any match that yao ming competes in.
②i agree with you to a certain degree.
③to what degree are you fond of botany?